The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-13
The Legislature Settles Down to
its task and gets to Bust
ness.
Bill Introduced in the Senate for
House of Correction--The
Governors Message.
Gossip About the Senatorial Race.
Caucuses held Last Night.
How the Senators will Vote.

Az was predicted in advance, the work
of organizing the two houses of the legis
lature for the business of the session did
not consume very great amount of time
The senate was ready for business yester
day morning, and several OF
the members of that illustrious body
improved the shining hour to fire sundry
bills at the secretary's desk. The news
paper resolution evoked Il considerable
spread of eloquence and consumed a con.
siderable portion of the forenoon in the
senate.
THE sENAToRsHIP.
II any one thinks that the senatorial
race isn't rcd hot, they can be disabused
of the idea in very short time, if they will
take the trouble to lounge in the Iobbes
for little while. Not less than four
caucuses were held last night. Governor
Ireland has already established his
headquarters in the old Brunswick
hotel and there one of last
nights gathering was held. By actual
count there were less than fifteen men
present; of them Gen. A. 5. Roberts,
Hon. b. NJ. Baker, C. &. Caldwell and two
others, all Austinites, without voices in
the voting department of the senate fac
tory. Burgess, of Seguin, was Of course on
hand, and had his list spread out with
recognizable check marks against all who
were dead safe, all doubtful and all for
ninst his man. The governor, himself,
was on hand, but what he said hasn't
come in with the returns as yet.
The Maxey men are on still hunt appar-
nhnir In nit hi nt
attended by more than five or six gentle,
men, and was merely an informal gather
ing. 1t is evident that they are anxiously
awaiting the coming of their chief, who,
it is now said, will get here
to night or tomorrow morning. Maxey
and Reagan, in fact are expected to get
in at the same time. The friends of
Judge Terrell are not disposed to show
their hand, but prefer to let the other fell
lwus do the growing just now. 1t isn't
,he men that cackles loudest. that brings
the biggest egg.
ONE OF THE GREATEST INCoNGRU1TIEs
developed in the race SO far, is the asser-
ton that Major Hooper, representing the
Gould interest, and j II. Jackson, repre-.
sentingithe Knights of Labor and Farmers
hllidhSc, hl0 DObu "ol LUZ
How these two elements can combine
upon the same man, is one of the incom-
prehensible studies in the philosophy of
practical politics.
THE SCHOOL BILL.
The school bill will probably be intro
duced in the house this morning. This is
a very important measure. 1t has been
Gall a L.. Il
thorities in the state and is highly com
mended by educators. The most impor.
tant features OF this bill are: Firat-The
establishment of school superintendent
in each of the counties
who will give his undi
vided attention to the schools, and thus
relieve the county judge of this har
RAISING work.
Second, The community system, which
obtains in part, will be abolished entirely
and sap rseded by the district system.
Third. A change in the apportionnlent,
whereby a county having a surplus in its
treasury at the end of the year, must
turn it back into the general
school fund. While ali three
of the above features are very important
the last is one that should be recognized
az an absolute necessity if there is fair
play.
HOW THE SENATOR'S WILL VOTE.
A shrewd calculator on senatorial
chances has been ut pains to size up the
senate on the all absorbing subject. Here
is the way no puts the grave and reverend
seignieurs: Abercrombie for Maxey, AL
len for Terrell, Armistead for Maxey,
Camp for Ireland, Calhoun for Maxey,
Bell for Terrell, Burgess and Burney
for Ireland, Claiborne for Giddings first
and the strongest man next, ireland ex
cepted, Davis for Reagan, Douglass (both)
for Maxey, Fields for Terrell, Frank for
ireland, Garrison for Ireland, Glasscock
for Terrell, Gregg for Reagan, Harrison
for Terrell or Maxey, out of
Difference to the sentiment
of his constituency. Houston aud
Jarvis for Maxey, Knittle for Ireland or
Reagan, Mcdonald and McManus for
Maxey, Pope for Ireland, Simkins for
Reagan, Stiusou for Maxey, Terrell for
Terrell, and Upshaw, Woods and Wood
ward for Maxey.
SOME GOSSIP.
Representative Kirlicks was in the
Ireland caucus last night.
Judge Reagan will arrive this evening.
Gen. Maxey will arrive this morning.
Representative Miner, of Rusk comfy,
is bright member of the Bohemian
brigade.
Representatives Heath, of Rockwell,
and Rugel and Strong, of Dallas, are
Reaganites.
Representative Johnson, of Smith
county, is said To be superb orator. He
Is very young man.
Some of the members have capacious
pockets filled to OVERLOOKING with bills,